Monday News Roundup

From ABC
Cambodian PM pulls back on threat to shut rights group founded by rival
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has pulled back from a threat to close a human rights group founded by the detained opposition leader Kem Sokha, a pro-government website said.

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From The Guardian
Cambodian strongman leader joins thousands in ‘stability’ ceremony
Carefully choreographed prayers at Angkor come as disbanding of opposition party cements Hun Sen’s grip on power.

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From The Globe and Mail
Freedom is on the wane in Cambodia
China, under President Xi Jinping, has sought to extend its influence at a fractious time among liberal democracies, Nathan VanderKlippe writes.

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From Agence France-Presse
Looted Angkor jewellery returned to Cambodia
A set of ancient Angkorian gold jewellery was returned to Cambodia on Saturday with an elaborate procession through the capital, decades after the precious pieces were looted from a famed jungle temple.

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From AlJazeera
Locking up babies: Cambodia drug war ensnares children
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – For the first 18 months of his life, the only home Sopheary’s son knew was a cramped prison cell.

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From BBC
Cambodia’s first ice skating team chases Winter Olympic dream
As temperatures in Phnom Penh reach the mid-30s C (90s F), ice machine driver Khiev Panha laces up a pair of figure skates and takes to the ice.

 

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